I did some googling, and a few different searches on this sub, but returns were limited; sorry if this is a frequent question – I'm happy to remove if someone can direct me to a FAQ or thread that exists already. Honestly, I'm not even sure where to start.
How do you stay informed on recent or upcoming releases of books? Is there a generally accepted site that gives this information for most publishers? Are you following specific publishers and authors? Do you just wing it?
My current approach is just winging it, then finding an author I enjoy, and using wikipedia for lists. This is working well for libraries of work, but isn't great for upcoming releases, nor for finding new material in genres I enjoy.
Same question for anthologies; I was gifted a "Year's Best Science Fiction" anthology in both hard copy and audio-book format. I loved it, devoured it in 3 days, and I'm considering ordering the backlog. I would love to find quality anthologies in other genres, or even different anthologies for the same genre, but have no idea where to start! I try to avoid goodreads when possible, but I'll do it if I have to.
Please, share with me all the different ways you grow your TBR!
by agent_mick
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A mix of social media and very frequent bookstore visits. There are people online who make entire monthly videos/posts on anticipated upcoming releases
This is not a particularly helpful answer, but I like to leave it as fate and assume that if a book is meant for me it will somehow make its way into my orbit. That sometimes means I’m well behind the trend of a popular book, but not always. At times there’s no way to escape that inevitable book, you see and hear about it everywhere and are pulled to it. I wait for friends to recommend, hear about it in one of my daily news/culture sources, or often read about it referenced in one of the books I finally get to reading.
Your “winging it” approach resonates with me and honestly even though there are lengthly detailed systems we can put in place, feels rightl.